100 Quirky New York Instagram Captions

Making an Instagram post for New York and need a caption? Check out this post for 100 quirky New York Instagram captions!

As someone who’s spends way too much time posting on Instagram, I tend to struggle with finding the right caption for my post. In fact, there were even times where I thought a couple of emojis would suffice.

Looking back, I now realize that your Instagram caption doesn’t have to be as complicated as you might think. In fact, it’s perfectly fine for it to be a play on words, a song, or even a quote.

Therefore, if you’re making a post about New York and you need an Instagram caption, you’ve come to the right place! This post alone highlights 100 quirky New York Instagram captions that you can use to make your Instagram account sparkle.

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General New York Instagram Captions

Here are some general New York City captions that you might find suitable for your photo(s) in New York!

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• “New York, New Me!”
• “Meet me in New York!”
• “The city that never sleeps!”
• “A New York Minute”
• “I <3 New York”
• “New York State of Mind”
• “New York, I <3 You!”
• “Uptown Things, Downtown Dreams!”
• “Welcome to the concrete jungle!”
• “New York is always a great idea!”
• Wanderlust and city dust!”
• “Taking a bite out of the Big Apple”
• “Late nights, city lights!”
• “I left my <3 in NY”
• “Bright lights and sleepless lights…”
• “Queens for a day!”
• “First Time-rs square!”
• “Arch you glad you’re in New York?”
• “Good morning, New York City!”
• “New York City girl!”

The Carrie Diaries/Sex and the City New York Instagram Captions

Here are some New York Instagram captions that you can use from the two shows The Carrie Diaries and Sex and the City!

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• “New York City is all about sex. People getting it, people trying to get it, people who can’t get it. No wonder the city never sleeps. It’s too busy trying to get laid.”
• “In New York, you’re always looking for a job, apartment or a boyfriend.”
• “I’m telling you, I love New York but it is one giant crime scene.”
• “You’re gonna chase her to New York? That’s like the grandest grand gesture ever.”
• “Men, in their [insert decade]’s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle; tricky, complicated and you’re never really sure you’ve got the right answer.”
• “Women come to New York for two Ls: labels and love.”
• “If I worried what every b*tch in New York was saying about me, I’d never leave the house.”
• “The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself.”
• “I’d like a cheeseburger, please, large fries, and a Cosmopolitan!”
• “Beauty is fleeting, but a rent-controlled apartment overlooking the park is forever.”
• “Why do I think living in Manhattan is so fabulous?”
• “New York is the perfect place to be single. The city is your date.”
• “New York Magazine says Brooklyn is the new Manhattan.”
• “I miss New York. Take me home.”
• “Every year the women of New York leave the past behind and look forward to the future. This is known as Fashion Week…”
• “That’s another reason I love New York. Just like that, it can go from bad to cute.”
• “If Louis was right, and you only get one great love, New York may just be mine.”
• “Anything is possible. This is New York.”
• “…And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.”
• “I want to enjoy my success, not apologize for it.”

Famous Celebrity New York Quotes

Here are some famous quotes about New York from celebrities that you can use as Instagram captions!

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• “I would give the greatest sunset in the world for on sight of New York’s skyline.” – Ayn Rand
• “If I’d lived in Roman times, I’d have lived in Rome. Where else? Today America is the Roman Empire and New York is Rome itself.” – John Lennon
• “And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.” – Michael Bloomberg
• “Everybody ought to have a Lower East Side in their life.” – Irving Berlin
• “New York is an ugly city, a dirty city. Its climate is a scandal, its politics are used to frighten children, its traffic is madness, its competition is murderous. But there is one thing about it: once you have lived in New York and it has become your home, no place else is good enough.” – John Steinbeck
• “You haven’t lived until you died in New York.” – Alexander Wollcott
• “When you’re on the subway, there’s no first class. Everyone’s there together. I have kind of a joke I do when people ask “why would you raise your kids in New York City?” And I say, “So they don’t end up like you.” – Jim Gaffigan
• “When I’m in New York, I just want to walk down the street and feel this thing, like I’m in a movie.” – Ryan Adams
• “One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.” – Georgia O’Keefe
• “I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, “There’s no place like New York. It’s the most exciting city in the world now. That’s the way it is. That’s it.” – Robert De Niro
• “To start with, I love New York… It’s a little bit of the whole world… In New York, the whole world comes to you.” – Billy Graham
• “New York, without a doubt, is my favorite city in the world.” – Linus Roache
• “People think New York is this big city where no one knows each other, but when you live in the Village, it’s the opposite.” – Nigel Barker
• “The skyline of New York is a monument of a splendor that no pyramids or palaces will ever equal or approach.” – Ayn Rand
• “I look out the window and I see the lights and the skyline and the people on the street rushing around looking for action, love, and the world’s greatest chocolate chip cookie, and my heart does a little dance.” – Nora Ephron
• “New York is so full of the best unemployed actors on the planet.” – Rachel McAdams
• “The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the world.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
• “I love short trips to New York; to me it is the finest three-day town on earth.” – James Cameron
• “A middle finger is more New York than a corporate ambush. I bleed for my hometown, and I’d die for my fans.” – Lady Gaga
• “New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching.” – Matt Bomer

Gossip Girl New York Instagram Captions

Here are some New York Instagram captions that you can use from the show Gossip Girl!

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• “XOXO – Gossip Girl”
• “Someone tell Gossip Girl I’m here right now.”
• “Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite.”
• “Some might call this a fustercluck. But on the Upper East Side, we call it Sunday afternoon.”
• “Don’t let people tell you who you are. You tell them.” -Serena van der Woodsen
• “You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl.”
• “There will always be someone on the outside wanting to get in.” -Gossip Girl
• “There’s a weak link in every chain. And it’s just a matter of time before this one snaps.” -Gossip Girl
• “One thing about being on the top of the world: It gives you a long, long way to fall.” -Gossip Girl
• “They say every action has an equal and opposite reaction, and once something is set on motion, it can’t help up to build a momentum.” -Gossip Girl
• “Every happy ending is just a new beginning. Because on the Upper East Side, the good times never last forever.” -Gossip Girl
• “We Upper East Siders don’t do lazy. Breakfast is brunch and it comes with champagne, a dress code, and a hundred of our closest friends… and enemies.” -Gossip Girl
• “I don’t read Gossip Girl. That’s for chicks.” -Dan Humphrey
• “They say the universe has a great sense of humor. That sometimes having your dreams come true can feel like a nightmare. Because getting what you want always come with strings attached.” -Gossip Girl
• “A wise woman once said that every morning when you wake up you say a little prayer. After all, you never know what your day may hold.” -Gossip Girl
• “So if you want peace, always be prepared for war.” -Gossip Girl
• “But our most dangerous enemies are the ones we never knew we had.” -Gossip Girl
• “…Who am I? That’s the secret I’ll never tell. The only one. —XOXO, Gossip Girl”
• “Hey Upper East Siders. We hear that World War III just broke out. And it’s wearing kneesocks. Choose your side or run and hide. We have a feeling this one’s to the death. —XOXO, Gossip Girl”
• “Sometimes, in an effort to spread the most outrageous rumors, we look over the very thing that’s even more scandalous—the truth. And the only thing more shocking than the truth are the lies people tell to cover it up.” – Gossip Girl

Famous New York Song Quotes

Here are some New York song quotes that you can use as Instagram captions! These quotes are from the songs Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, Welcome to New York by Taylor Swift, and New York, New York by Frank Sinatra.

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• “I’ll be hood forever…”
• “Cruisin’ down 8th St…”
• “Tell by my attitude that I’m most definitely from…”
• “Concrete jungle where dreams are made of… there’s nothin’ you can’t do”
• “These streets will make you feel brand new… big lights will inspire you”
• “Welcome to the melting pot, corners where we sellin’ rock”
• “Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back”
• “Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade”
• “City of sin, it’s a pity on a whim”
• “The city never sleeps, better slip you an Ambien”
• “Welcome to New York, it’s been waitin’ for you”
• “The lights are so bright, but they never blind me”
• “New York, New York”
• “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere”
• “I want to be a part of it…New York, New York”
• “I’m gonna make a brand new start of it…in old New York”
• “Yeah, I’m out that Brooklyn, now I’m down in Tribeca”
• “Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald’s”
• “I’m out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie”
• “Sittin’ courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high five”

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Overall, I really hope you enjoyed this post on the 100 quirky New York Instagram captions that you can use for your photos! Please let me know in the comments down below which caption you would like to use the most! I would love to hear from you. 🙂

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